Mother remembered

VIDEO: Hundreds from the Jewish community are gathering to honor and remember a beloved mother and teacher who was killed in a crosswalk on her way to synagogue. For the first time since the accident, 57-year old Esther Ohayon's daughter Orly is there, too.

DOWNLOAD. AND YOU SEARCH ON YOUR APPLE OR ANDROID DEVICE. THOSE FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ARE GATHERED TO REMEMBER A BELOVED MOTHER AND TEACHER ON THE WAY TO SYNAGOGUE. THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ACCIDENT, 67-YEAR-OLD ESTHER'S DAUGHTER WAS THERE, TOO. THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR AS THEY WALKED TO YOM KIPPUR SERVICES. ESTHER DIED AND SHE WAS THERE FOR HER MOTHER'S SERVICE. SHE JOINS US THERE NOW LIVE, ASHLEY? THERE WAS NOT ONE EMPTY SEAT AND EVERYONE WHO SPOKE ABOUT ESTHER, SPOKE ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL A PERSON SHE WAS. IT'S AMAZING THE EFFECT SHE HAS ON PEOPLE. CANDLES WERE LIT AND SOME SHARED PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT THE WOMAN KILLED THREE WEEKS AGO SHE WALKED TO YOM KIPPUR SERVICES. IT'S CLEAR SHE WAS DEEPLY LOVED. AND SHE TOUCHED EVERYONE AND ALL SPECTRUMS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND SHE WAS A MOTHER TO EVERYONE, NOT JUST TO ME, NOT JUST TO ME, BUT TO EVERYONE. AS HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS CROSSING WITH HER, SHE'S NOW RECOVERING AND SPOKE OF KINDNESS AND BRAVERY. SHE IS AMAZING. WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER AND-- EVEN THOUGH HER ROAD TO RECOVERY WILL NO DOUBT BE A ROCKY ONE, ESTHER'S FAMILY SAYS THERE'S NO WAY THEY'D GET THROUGH SUCH A CHALLENGING TIME WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT. THEY KNOW WE'RE NOT ALONE, BUT THE SUPPORT THEY'RE GIVING US, WE LOST BOTH PARENTS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY-- OUR PARENTS AREN'T HERE WITH US, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT'S STRONG, THAT'S BACKING US, BEHIND US AND WE'RE HAPPY WITH THAT. OBVIOUSLY SUCH EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY FROM ESTHER'S OTHER DAUGHTER AND WE'LL HEAR MUCH MORE FROM HER COMING UP AT 11:00. REPORTING LIVE FROM MANDARIN, ASHLEY HARDING, LOCAL 4. THOSE WERE TOUCHING COMMENTS. ANY IDEA WHEN SHE MAY BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN? YOU KNOW, KENT, THAT'S ALL UP IN THE AIR AND OBVIOUSLY, SHE HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY, BUT THEIR HOPE IS THAT SHE'LL BE WALKING IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND AGAIN, THAT'S UP IN THE AIR AND SHE HAS A WAY TO GO, BUT THEY'RE CERTAIN SHE'S GOING TO MEET AT THAT GOAL. AS MENTIONED, SHE'S GOT THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT RIGHT THERE

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